# Homelite Consumer Products Announce Recall to Repair Chain Saws Due to Chain Brake Failure
> **CPSC recall** · 2008-10-30 · 09031 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 09031
- **Date:** 2008-10-30
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Homelite Chain Saws

## Hazards

The chain brake can fail to stop the chain on its first application, posing a risk of laceration to consumers.

## Retailer(s)

Home Depot stores nationwide between December 2007 and October 2008 for between $110 and $200.

## Importer(s)

Homelite Consumer Products Inc., of Anderson, S.C.

## Country of manufacture

China

## Description

This recall involves Homelite brand chain saws with the following model numbers: UT10514, UT10516, UT10517, UT10518, UT10520, UT10540, UT10560 and UT10918. Affected chain saws have manufacture date between November 2007 and August 2008. Both the model number and the date of manufacture appear on the chain saw's data plate, located beneath the rear handle of the saw. Products with a green "dot" sticker under the bottom side of the handle area and on the outside of the package are not subject to this recall.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2009/Homelite-Consumer-Products-Announce-Recall-to-Repair-Chain-Saws-Due-to-Chain-Brake-Failure)
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